Some of you know, we're actively looking for doggy # 5 version 3. We've been up to five dogs in the house twice before and the dynamic is totally different than four, so we are choosing carefully.

We've never really done things in such a deliberate way as far as searching out, meeting, interviewing, etc multiple dogs. It has usually just been a case of meeting "the one" mostly by chance.

My first choice, a tri-pod lab-ish mix of some sort who lost his leg to a gunshot, has been eliminate as "too big" for Tammy. He is a big, strong boy for sure. I know better than push her into a dog she's not totally behind though.

Then, we have a sheltie in rescue that I met on my way home from the trial this weekend. She's cute, but probably not as lovable and cuddly as we would like. She also doesn't "speak dog" very well and reacts to dogs that get in her face, yet thinks nothing of stepping all over others.

Thursday, I'm driving down to meet the leading candidate, a 13 week old Fluff Corgi Tri girl.

I go back and forth on the wright/wrong of getting a breeder dog since I don't really have a 'need' for a specific dog for a specific job other than being our little Angel - or perhaps Taz (Tazzy for the girl ). On the other hand, three of our four are older, one has major health issues, one has separation anxiety really bad and one was born missing a foot, but is otherwise PERFECT in every way.

It has been 17+ years since we had a puppy in the house. We remember Sam, our first corgi and all the trouble we had from him, but he was a puppy mill dog with BAD temperament and bad health. Our Iggy was pure evil as a puppy, but grew into a stable lovable companion.